[GreenKeys] [External] Tip on loops

[Jones, Douglas W]

On Oct 7, 2019, at 4:18 PM, Ralph Irish wrote:

> The "Clean" mode has a timer on it.  It will not allow the door to be opened for about 30 minutes (or more?) after the cleaning/burnoff cycle has ended.  I guess this is to insure that one will not burn themself by reaching inside too soon.

There was an article in the NY Times food section several years ago about cooking enthusiasts who disabled the door interlocks on their self-cleaning ovens so that they could use those high temperatures for cooking.  Many good pizza recipes, for example, call for temperatures of 600 to 800 degrees F with cooking times on the order of 2 minutes.  The thinner the crust and the sparser the toppings, the hotter you want your oven.

The article went on to say that some of the oven hackers they'd interviewed reported that opening the door when your oven is that hot sometimes cracks the inside layer of glass in the window because of the thermal shock.  If you're a serious cook, you put up with the cracked glass in order to achieve perfection in your cooking.  Of course, disabling the interlock does void your warrantee, and you might want something better than an oven mitt.  Long-handled tools sound like a very sound idea at these temperatures.

		Doug Jones
		jones at cs.uiowa.edu